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Jamie Ewbank
Monday, December 22, 2008 12:22
It’s been a cracking year for gamers, with titles like Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid making it to their fourth instalments, new titles like LittleBigPlanet and Dead Space bringing new characters and stories into play, and a sprint finish to the
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, LittleBigPlanet, Dead Space, FPS, Call of Duty: World at War, Top 5
Jamie Ewbank
Friday, December 12, 2008 15:13
After a week of gritty flamethrower-wielding war-crimes in Call of Duty: World at War it’s been quite a relief to get to grips with some light, fantasy content in the form of Hellboy II: The Golden Army on Blu-ray and Star Wars Clone Wars: Lightsaber
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, movies, reviews, Hellboy: The Golden Army
Jamie Ewbank
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 16:35
Given that we’re one of the few sites that refrained from making early predictions that Call of Duty: World at War would stink, it would be very easy to pretend that the thought had never crossed our minds and consequently look an awful lot more composed
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, FPS, Kiefer Sutherland, Gary Oldman, Call of Duty: World at War
Jamie Ewbank
Monday, December 01, 2008 12:33
After a year in which we’ve been inundated with superhero movies, all of which have been, to a greater or lesser extent, better than expected, we finally come to Hancock . On paper, it has the edge over all its rivals - it isn’t hampered by an original
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Hancock
Jamie Ewbank
Thursday, November 27, 2008 12:35
It’s long been the dream of game developers to create a game that feels like a playable movie, and in Dead Space , EA has succeeded. Albeit, it’s the sort of movie that involves an awful lot of trudging backwards and forwards doing menial labour whilst
Filed under: CD, The Leisure Lab, MP3, Samsung, music reviews, games, reviews, music, Playstation, Xbox, album reviews, Snow Patrol, Dead Space
Jamie Ewbank
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 15:16
If Batman Begins was a surprisingly dark and serious take on the Batman mythos, then its all-conquering sequel, The Dark Knight , sees director Christopher Nolan heading into even grimmer territory to produce an excellent and unpredictable blockbuster
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight, The Joker, Batman
Jamie Ewbank
Saturday, November 15, 2008 15:52
The average age of gamers is rising, and as we grow up, we're demanding grown-up games. We want rounded characters, meaningful themes, inventive cinematography and incredible surround sound. In these days of HD equipped, Blu-ray capable consoles, why
Filed under: games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii
Jamie Ewbank
Friday, November 07, 2008 12:11
Age may have caught up with Harrison Ford, but in this fourth Indiana Jones movie he turns his advancing years into a virtue. Sadly, the same can’t be said for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who direct and produce this rather disappointing sequel.
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, film reviews, reviews, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford
Jamie Ewbank
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:35
Quantum of Solace is the latest Bond tie-in game to try and step out of the shadow of the N64 classic Goldeneye, and the first that has a chance of succeeding. Using the superb Call of Duty 4 engine, Quantum of Solace has a solid foundation upon which
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Goldeneye
Jamie Ewbank
Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:48
It's been a week of extremes on The Leisure Lab, where we’ve discovered that a lossless 5.1 DTS-HD soundtrack isn’t enough to save the The Happening , a film where the scariest noise is that of Mark Wahlberg staring down the camera and explaining the
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, movies, Samsung, film reviews, games, reviews, Playstation, LittleBigPlanet, The Eyehe Happening
Jamie Ewbank
Friday, October 24, 2008 16:08
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 maintains its status as the football sim for the hardened gamer, having finally found the right balance between complexity and playability. PES 2009 challenges you with a clever AI that quickly counters the repetitive efforts
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Pro Evo, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, PES 2009
Jamie Ewbank
Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:43
Wanted puts a twist on the standard zero-to-hero plotline by having white collar Wesley Gibson inducted into a fraternity of assassins who can’t honestly claim that their actions are justified by anything more concrete than fate. It's an interesting idea,
Filed under: DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Wanted
Jamie Ewbank
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:59
The Brothers In Arms series is best known for taking the tired old WWII first-person shooter and reinvigorating it by adding squad tactics. Sure, it slowed the games down to a glacial pace, but having to sneak, suppress and flank your opponents added
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
Jamie Ewbank
Friday, October 17, 2008 12:13
If you’ve ever lamented the fact that blockbuster movies just don’t grab you the way they used to, then Iron Man is the film to restore your faith in the genre. For starters, the special effects are genuinely special. The titular armour is all gloss and
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, film reviews, reviews, Iron Man
Jamie Ewbank
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:56
Disney’s foray into game development brings us Pure , a quad-biking game that lets you race through gorgeously rendered, realistic environments whilst performing some decidedly unrealistic stunts. The game is a treat for your eyes and it's the type of
Filed under: games, reviews, Xbox, Disney, Pure